and some people move faster than others, but other than that, no, not reallily. >> tysons corner says it will deliver your bags to your house this year if you live within a ten-mile radius. the same day delivery will set you back $5. today the d.c. council will vote on a new proposal to change the plans for a soccer stadium in southwest d.c. muriel bowser pitched the plan last week to remove the land swap from the deal. "the washington post" says if the council votes for the deal it could use imminent domain to acquire the land instead. angry protesters riot in the streets after a decision not to bring charges against the police officer for the death of michael brown. but first, we're tracking a

winter storm that could impact your thanksgiving travel plans. you're looking at this part of our region that will be under a winter storm watch tomorrow. that storm could bring snow to some of our neighborhoods. tom kierein is tracking exactly what we can expect. good morning, tom. >> good morning. if you have the option to leave for your thanksgiving holiday today, that would be the wise move. because we do have a large area under a winter storm watch. and that is just to the west of the metro area. and the impact on this system is it does come through the metro area and points east. it will be minimal with rain changing to wet snow. some of the roads may be wet and slushy near washington and the immediate metro area. just accumulations on grass. over to our west, that's where it's going to be almost all snow. accumulations likely and roads will likely be slippery. that's in the shenandoah valley, the mountains of western maryland and into west virginia. right now a mild morning in the 50s to near 60 degrees. and a lot of cloudiness.

there is the capitol under a cloudy sky. by noontime, a little sun near 60 degrees. by 5:00 p.m., back down to the upper 50s. a look at your travel weather for today and for wednesday, that is coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:11. now melissa is dealing with a crash this morning, what is going on with that? we have a crash and construction in the way here. it should be out of the way by now, so we hope for that shortly. inner loop and outer loop between new hampshire and university. lanes are closed in both directions. two on the outer loop, one on the inner loop. georgia avenue southbound at randolph, two right lanes are blocked there. according to tom, this may not look so hot for the morning. we are not excited about that. a wide look at things, no major problems in and out of town. this is the crash tom was talking about, outbound south dakota avenue at bladensbur road. the alternate is eastern avenue. a live picture in virginia is coming up. again, breaking news in ferguson, missouri, this

morning. take a look at this. this is an advanced auto parts store in ferguson. we have been watching this fire for the last hour now. firefighters just now able to get this fire mostly under control, although you can still obviously see the flames burning there. this is one of the buildings still on fire this morning. maybe a half dozen buildings still burning after a night of protests, looting and rioting. all of this following the grand jury's decision not to indict the officer who killed michael brown. no serious injuries or deaths have been reports. >> but many people have been arrested so far in the protests in ferguson. angie goff has more information live from the desk. as we just saw in the live picture, the chaotic scene continues in ferguson. it's been raging on since the grand jury decision came out around 9:00 last night. our jay gray on the ground saying firefighters now being pushed back by gunfire, not a little bit of gunfire, he said a lot of gunfire. >> we've had a lot of incidents

with officers being hit by rocks, batteries, different things like that. i can tell you that i personally heard about 150 shots fired. >> we are going to provide and we have to come together. what happened tonight can't happen. >> so far 29 people have been arrested. angie goff at the live desk. aaron, back to you. 5:04. michael brown's family issued this statement shortly after that decision was announced. it says, "we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequences of his actions. while we understand that many others share our pain, we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change. we need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen. join with us in our campaign to ensure that every police officer working the streets in this country wears a body camera. we respectfully ask that you please keep your protests peaceful. answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction. let's not just make noise, let's make a difference."

president obama echoed the brown family calling for calm and said the decision in ferguson reflects continued questions about racial tensions in america. but he said we can't forget progress that has been made. >> we have made enormous progress in race relations over the course of the past several decades. i have witnessed that in my own life, and to deny that progress i think is to deny america capacity for change. >> and the president also said the nation is built on the rule of law. and americans need to accept the decision that the grand jury has made. and take a look at the cover of "the st. louis post-dispatch" this morning. it says "no charges for wilson. pockets of rioting, looting erupting." and it shows a giant ball of fire on the streets of ferguson. thousands of documents were released along with the grand jury announcement including new

photos of officer wilson taken shortly after the shooting. the photos were taken in the hospital to show a slightly bruised face and neck. the grand jury heard more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses. here are some of the things that stood out. officer wilson said when he tried to open his cruiser door, brown slammed it shut. that is when wilson said he pushed brown with the door and brown punched him in the face. brown kept running while wilson fired 12 shots. also, the medical investigator never took photographs at the scene because a camera battery died. a flight out of the d.c. area at the center of a health scare. the incident that forced passengers to wait while the plane was held on the tarmac. and we are tracking a winter storm for you and the impact it could have on your holiday plans. chuck bell is live with your travel forecast next at 5:11. but first, taking the pain out of breast exams. the break through that can one day replace mammograms. your time is 5:07.

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variety in women's breasts. we're working for you to keep you safe cooking your thanksgiving day turkey. in the day ahead, the federal commissioners will show us the dangers of using a turkey fryer inside your house. the demonstration from last year here will show us what we need to know to stay safe and to avoid fire dangers while working the thanksgiving meal. i have learned to let other people cook. problem solved. no issues there. >> that's a good plan, aaron. a lot of you may be rethinking your thanksgiving travel plans because of the weather forecast. >> chuck bell is in the storm team 4x4 near union station to show you how the weather will impact your travel plans. we are talking snow tomorrow, chuck, is that right? >> reporter: we are. winter storm watches have been posted north and west of i-95 out to loudoun county and the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. no winter storm watch here in the d.c. area, but nonetheless there is a chance for snow coming our way tomorrow. for outside right now,

temperatures are mostly in the 50s to near 60. we are at 61 degrees here in union station. and as far as travel plans go for today, a couple of showers along the outer banks of north carolina and the southern tip of the delmarva. and a couple of snow showers around the great lakes. so not a big problem for travel today. tomorrow, though, that is when things will get a little dicier. rain and snow mixing. in fact, starting as rain and ending as snow across much of the viewing area. but out to the west, more cold air if you're flying out to chicago or the great plains. plan on a very cold stretch for thanksgiving. the best place to go? you know the answer to this, let's go to vegas, baby. right, melissa? >> i would love to go to vegas. i may call in sick tomorrow, i don't know. eun, want to come? >> we are all going. >> see ya! 95 in virginia near dale boulevard is moving along just

fine. beltway at barnabas, no problem there is. in maryland we have a crash on the bw parkway southbound. 95 is just fine. and 270 headed down south is looking good as well. i'm back in ten minutes. thank you. paying the price for education. the urgent needs of a local school district and why it could have you paying higher taxes. but first, breaking news out of ferguson right now where police are trying to restore order after a night of violent protests. we'll go live to that community for a closer look at the chaos playing out in the streets this morning. your time is 5:12.

staying on top of the breaking news in ferguson, missouri, this morning, buildings are on fire from the protests. more than two dozen people have been arrested in ferguson.

of course, this follows a decision by a grand jury last night that decided not to indict officer darren wilson. he shot and killed unarmed black teen michael brown in august. jennifer bjorklund is here with the latest. >> reporter: it was such a tough night to watch. we stood here and watched this meat market behind us get looted overnight as people descended on this neighborhood just a few blocks away from where michael brown was shot and killed in august. and at 1:30 in the morning local time, captain ron johnson with the missouri highway patrol and the chief of the missouri or st. louis county police department came out to say, this was the worst night yet. after all they have been through since august, all the demonstrations and protests, all the violence, last night was the worst night yet. and what they had to do is just watch it play out and not do a lot of really aggressive pro-active policing to keep people away.

tw they were trying to protect the businesses but the crowds were out and very angry. and as you see, you can see there that a few of the fires are still burning. a big fire just up the street from us, we have been watching the embers blow by. and down the street from us, there's smoke and still putting water through a water cannon on a couple businesses through there. really heartbreaking for this community that has been through so much and another huge blow. aaron? >> jennifer bjorklund, thank you. and nbc news learned that officer darren wilson was married two months after he shot michael brown. wilson tied the knot on october 24th. this is his second marriage. "the new york times" reports the couple also owned a home together. wilson's previous marriage ended in divorce. right now you can't fly into the st. louis airport with reports of people firing guns

into the air there. and you can see how close that airport is to ferguson from the map. police say outbound flights are still flying. in ferguson schools are closed today as well as administrators made this decision before the violence erupted last night. and the story is still breaking. we'll have a lot of updates throughout the day today. you can get push alerts with all the latest developments on the nbc washington app. now 5:18. today the uva board of visitors is holding an emergency meeting in response to the rolling stone article that drastically described a rape at a fraternity house. right now all fraternity activities are suspended there as the board could implement a new policy on the meeting. and all college policies in virginia could be changing soon according to the "richmond dispatch." assault should be treated as a criminal defense. the legislature will hold

hearings about the change in january. 5:19 is your time now. fears of ebola caused one airline to take extra precautions. the united airlines called paramedics because a passenger traveling from our region got sick on a plane. the united airlines flight 1173 from dulles to denver was on the tarmac when it arrived late last night. a hospital in denver says the airline called this em to check on a passenger because of the person's recent travel history. the passenger remained on the plane while others walked away. a medical team determined the passenger did not travel to any countries affected by ebola or had symptoms of the virus. the person was released. right now all services are back to normal at the bwi marshall airport. everything seems to be running on time this morning. en underground electrical cable shut down ticket counters forcing cancelations and df wha happening at the airports tomorrow with the winter weather expected in our area. a lot of the airlines are

telling folks not to travel tomorrow. 20 minutes after 5:00, a live look over the district right now. still a warm 66 degrees. tom, i would imagine that could be a helpful thing tomorrow, too, right? >> absolutely. that will keep our ground temperatures, pavement temperatures above freezing for a long time as we'll likely get some wet snow tomorrow. today, off to a dry start this morning. a large area under a winter storm watch. all these counties in blue. it includes northern falkier, loudoun county, the panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah to the west. and for the east, this impact is going to be minimal with rain changing to wet snow. so the roads are mainly going to be wet. maybe a little bit of some slush from wet snow by the afternoon tomorrow. most of the lighter accumulations will be on the grassy areas, but it is to our west where we'll be getting the accumulations that will likely be piling up not just on the

grass but on the roads. the roads will be slippery around the shenandoah valley and the higher elevations into west virginia and western maryland. a mild morning in the mid-50s now to near 60 degrees. and we've got a lot of clouds around the region with us through much of the day. a few breaks in the cloud cover. here's the timing of the green area in rain. that's coming in at 3:00 tomorrow morning. and then light rain initially. there's light to moderate rain in the metro area about 8:00 in the morning. and at that time, that's when we'll likely see it transition to snow. and in the panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, the pink zone is a mix of rain and snow. shenandoah valley, that's 8:00 tomorrow morning. and then by around noontime, we'll have that area of snow gradually creeping off to the east and a little bit of a mix around the metro rare of rain and snow at 2:00 in the afternoon. then changing briefly to a wet snow and then quickly ending by sunset tomorrow. then it's all over. leaving in its wake an inch to three inches in the far northern and western suburbs.

on grassy areas mainly, farther north and west, we'll see higher amounts of three to six inches in the higher elevations with higher amounts in the shenandoah valley. lower elevations could be three inches. just wear a light jacket as we'll be on the cool side with temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees. and then after we get the storm through us tomorrow, we'll get nice weather back on thursday and friday. although quite chilly for thanksgiving day and friday. a bit milder over the weekend, saturday and sunday. sunday and monday in the 50s. i'm back in ten minutes to look at the hour-by-hour breakdown with the big change over the next 24 hours. melissa is here with problems this tuesday morning. we have a crab on bw parkway southbound just past godard flight center. no word on how long that could take to move that. and looking at 270 in and out of town, no problems. that's looking good. 66 at prince william parkway rolling right along. same thing as we look at 95 in virginia with a couple work

zones there. that is now out of the way of the northbound lanes. right on time, actually. the beltway at central avenue is moving right along as well. no major problems. if you take a live look again at 95 in virginia, when we're back in ten minutes, i'll see you at 5:31. you can now renew your virginia tags for three years in person. the virginia department of motor vehicles is expanding its three-year renewal option to customer service centers. that option is only available online. the three-year option is not available if you're required to get an admissions inspection. you can save $3 if you renew for three years and save an extra dollar if you do it online. in loudoun county, virginia, a new report says your property taxes could jump next year. leesburg reports public school costs rising more than 65 million dollars next july. the response is the board of supervisors could raise the property tax to $1.22 per every $100 you make according to that

report. now all over the commonwealth there are discounts on beer and liquor this week. on black friday the state controlled liquor stores offer 10% off if you spend more than $50. and you can win an $80 gift card because the department of liquor and beverages is turning 80 this year. apparently your name can influence your behavior. researchers looked at the names of more than 63,000 children who logged achievement awards at school. apparently children named jacob, daniel, amy and emma are most likely to behave impeccably. those named ella, william, olivia and joshua are often to be found on the naughty list. i have a son named jacob. we call him jake, but still. >> good call. >> let's hope so. well, you can keep virginia native on nbc's "the voice."

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we are monitoring breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. take a look at the live pictures burning in dozens of buildings and businesses. law enforcement officials are still moving there on the scene. we are not sure where they are heading to right now, but riots erupted after the grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson for the shooting death of michael brown. and we want to get you up to speed on the overnight developments right now. police say as many as 25 buildings were set on fire. a lot of cars were also torched. gunfire erupted all over the city. at one point our nbc news crew was forced to take cover. businesses were looted and missouri's governor called in the national guard to help control the chaos. this morning police have made 29 arrests. so far there have been no serious injuries and no deaths. we'll have complete coverage of

this turmoil in ferguson throughout the morning. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. welcome back to "news4 today" on this tuesday november 25th. we are talking about snow this morning as you make your final preparations for the thanksgiving holiday. a winter storm watch could make it tougher for you to get out of town. >> tom kierein is tracking the changes you'll see over the next 24 hours. some big changes, tom. yeah, that winter storm watch is in effect for wednesday and for the shenandoah valley and points west. closer to washington, it's going to be a minor event tomorrow. we're getting rain in southeastern virginia and through the carolinas down to florida. so if you're traveling that way, you'll be running into some rain. right now dry pavement all around the region in the 50s. we'll stay this way through 8:00 this morning. and by noontime, we might have a little sup breaking out and hovering near 60 degrees. it may be 60 through late afternoon and then we'll drop down into the upper 50s and mostly cloudy. tonight we see the big change. that's when temperatures begin to drop. by 11:00 p.m., back down to the

mid-40s. then it's after midnight tonight it will likely get rainy, a cold rain. by this time tomorrow morning, the low 40s with a cold rain. it doesn't transition back over to snow until later in the morning tomorrow. a look at that and how much snow we may get is coming up later this half hour. the next traffic and weather on the 1s, a look at the commuter forecast for today. now a look at the crash in washington with melissa. we have this outbound south dakota avenue at bladensburg road. this happened three hours ago now and the tractor-trailer accident there is seeing the cleanup still underway. the bw parkway southbound just past goddard flight center, one lane is blocked there. the wider look overall is looking good. then smooth and flowing along nicely. 66 in and out of town is looking good. a live picture here of 95 at prince william parkway flowing nicely. and the top of the beltway at colesville road is moving along

quite well. we'll have some travel times for you coming up at 5 41. melissa, thank you. back to the breaking story now in ferguson, missouri. take a look at the live pictures we're getting in from the area. we can tell you there are still some fires burning there in missouri. smoldering this morning as well. dozens of buildings and businesses have been impacted. riots erupted after the grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson for shooting michael brown. more than two dozen arrests were made overnight and we'll continue to have updates on the situation of ferguson throughout the morning for you. right now demonstrations are being held in cities across america protesting the grand jury's decision not to indict officer wilson. news4's angie goff is live with new video for us to see here. >> reporter: hi, aaron. as you mentioned, the protests continue to flare up across the nation. we want to begin in new york city. this is in times square. take a look at this photo. this is after someone threw fake flood on the nypd commissioner

bill bratton. and in new york, a massive march of 1,000 people from union square to upper man hat tavern. taking you to denver now where we got the new video in, protesters marched onto broadway. and we got video that showed that some laid down on the road to block traffic. and speaking of traffic, this is what was going on in oakland, california. we'll take you over there where police surrounded protesters who ended up blocking traffic on a major interstate. it left people stuck in their cars. police are still looking at video from denver we just got in, but i want to let you know that a lot of people were stuck in their cars. some for more than an hour out there in oakland. we are continuing to watch this unrest closely and will bring you more as we get it. over to you. angie goff from the live desk. thank you. here in washington hundreds of protesters rallied at the white house. dozens of secret service officers and d.c. police officers stepped back as the protest crowded lafayette park and pennsylvania avenue.

demonstrators held signs or put their hands up in support of michael group. some did more. >> so when i got here, i laid down because, it just seemed like the right thing to do. >> many of those rallied starting on u street. protesters picked up more and more people marching a mile and a half to the white house. the demonstrators were committed to protesting peacefully. d.c.-elect mayor muriel brown says let's stand with michael brown's family in their call to find a peaceful solution in long standing equality. we have posted video of the protests in our area on the nbc washington facebook page. today some students at the university of maryland will boycott as they criticize campus

police. >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> students protested yesterday upset that campus police have 49 m-16 rifles. the students say the university police department is more like the military. they marched to the central administration building to take their police to david mitchell. today a bill will be introduced to ban you from smoking e-cigarettes in public places. the bill will regulate e-cigarettes and ban minors from using the cigarettes. they will also require child-resistant packaging for e-cigarettes as well. share your opinion on the public hearing on january 22nd. carrying on one of marion barry's traditions. the events in the hours ahead to make sure people in the district don't go how longry this thanksgiving. our storm team is helping you prepare for a potential winter storm. what you need to know about with this winter storm watch and your commuter forecast at 5:41. and hid chb surprises. the new move to make sure you know what you're eating when you dine on the go.

welcome back at 5:38. the fda will announce new food labeling rules today. it requires that all chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to provide calorie information on the menu. many parts of the area already require this, but the fda is

taking it a step further. prepared foods at supermarkets now need to have the calorie information as well. and the vending machine snacks will also need to have calories prominently displayed for each item. >> yeah, so companies have until this time next year to make those changes so that people know exactly what they are getting when they go out to eat in these places or pick up something at the store. >> right, a candy bar, popcorn, chips. >> yeah, because the calories will stop you from eating them. thanks. all right. we are talking about some winter weather coming our way. it's tough to believe because we hit record warmth yesterday. >> chuck bell is out at union station today with the forecast. chuck? >> reporter: good morning. 74-record tying degrees yesterday. it's not cold this morning as temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s. we are at 59 degrees he in front of union station. so a mild way to get the day going. not much of a rise in

temperatures today. most areas will stay in the low to mid-60s at the most. and we'll be in and out of the sunshine from time to time. as far as your commute, both commutes in and out of work and school today will be dry. so that is definitely welcomed news. you just need a light jacket. that's about all. everything starts to go downhill after the sun goes down tonight when rain showers may be moving in. obviously that will be changing over to snow tomorrow. tom will have more on the visories for the winter storm as well as our forecast for exactly how much snow your neighborhood is maybe going to be getting tomorrow. most everybody will at least see a snowflake during the day tomorrow. accumulations well out of the west. tom has that in ten minutes. for now we'll check on tuesday morning traffic with melissa mollet. my son will be excited but maybe not so much the commuters. looking at the inner loop or outer loop, no problems. we have a crash outbound south dakota that is still working on

being cleared. southbound 270 is looking good. 66 east from fairfax county to the beltway, 11 minutes. 95 northbound to quantico is 24 minutes. thank you. we are trying to keep you safe as you head out to do your holiday shopping. the steps being taken to make sure criminals don't prey on you and your presents while riding metro. plus, we are tracking a number of breaking developments overnight out of ferguson where tensions have boiled over after the decision not to indict a police officer for the death of michael brown. we're combing through the grand jury testimony for you and what we found when we go to the live desk, next. ♪

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we are monitoring breaking news out of ferguson, missouri.

this is a live look from the scene with more than two dozen buildings set on fire. businesses were looted and close to 30 arrests in ferguson all after a grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson for shooting michael group. and for the first time we're getting a look at all the information and the documents that help the grand jury reach their decision in this case. angie goff read that report as well and has more on that from the live desk. aaron, we have our hands on thousands of documents and evidence. and here is what stands out. in addition to staying in the hospital for two hours, officer wilson was drug tested after the shooting. it came back negative. wilson said he had never fired his gun on duty before the shooting. and that he had hoped to arrest brown. he said the 18-year-old punched him in the face and he feared for his life. we also found out no photos were taken of the crime scene right after the shooting because the camera battery had died. we'll bring you more of the testimony coming up in the next hour. but for now, aaron, back to you.

angie, thank you. officer darren wilson thanked his supporters after the grand jury decided not to indict him. wilson issued a statement that read in part, quote, officer wilson followed his training and followed the law. we recognize in people want to second-guess the grand jury's decision. we want to encourage anyone to express an opinion to do so in a respectful and peaceful manner. it is now 5:46. this is a look at the cover of the st. louis post dispatch this morning. it says no charges for wilson, pockets of rioting, looting erupts. and this morning we're learning about a new plan to protest the grand jury's decision. the naacp says it will embark on a 120-mile journey for justice walking from ferguson, missouri, to the governor's mansion in jefferson city. they are demanding new leadership of the ferguson police department and also want changes in the police culture in ferguson and across the country.

the march is expected to take seven days. stay updated on all of the developments from ferguson with our nbc washington app. we'll send you a push alert on your phone whenever breaking news occurs. 136r7b8g 13 before the hour right now, the president is working to find a new secretary of defense after chuck hagel was forced to resign. we are hearing that this could be a challenge. richard jordan, good morning. >> reporter: republicans are going to be in control of the senate and won't take it easy on whoever the president decides to nominate. there's a list of frontrunners emerging at the top of the list, michelle flournoy, she's a secretary at the pentagon. ashton carter, a former deputy at the pentagon. and democratic senator jack reid from rhode island. he said he's not interested in the position but we'll wait to see. if flournoy is chosen, she would

be the frontrunner. chuck hagel was not on board with the president's strategy, so that was one of the obstacles in their relationship. and hagel is one of the outsiders even though he was in the president's inner circle. you can expect to see the president will be looking for someone who is in line with him and shares his strategy, particularly again when dealing with isis. hagel said he will remain in his position until his replacement is confirmed. aaron? >> richard jordan on the hill for us. our affiliate in charlottesville obtained a search warrant to tell us how police linked jesse matthew to another case. morgan harrington disappeared five years ago and investigators found a wooden tip from a cigar butt in matthew's wallet with

dna that was a match to dna on harrington's shirt. it also matched dna evidence in a 2005 rape in fairfax city. matthew has not been charged in the harrington case as of this morning. maryland state police arrested a man accused of having $28,000 worth of marijuana. they arrested wayne webb iii in lexington mark in st. mary's county. the drugs and weapons and $2400 were found there in a nearby storage facility. you can begin to pay your final respects to former d.c. mayor marion barry. you can sign a book of condolences starting tomorrow. next tuesday barry's body will lie in repose at the wilson building and his funeral will be at the washington convention center. no date has been set. he died early sunday morning from heart problems. right now people are already

lining up for barry's annual turkey giveaway. for many families, it's a thanksgiving tradition. we are live in southeast washington with more, megan mcgrath, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have a couple hours to go. 9:00 a.m. is when they will start to pass out the turkeys, but already we are seeing a line form here outside of union temple baptist church. and the people here who are waiting in line say this event is really important. it's important to them and important to marion barry. something he did every year. and many of the people here today are saddened by his passing over the weekend. but they are glad that the event is still going on. and barry's staff wanted to make that clear. in the hours following his death early sunday morning, they wanted to get the word out that the turkey giveaway would be happening as scheduled. in fact, marion barry in his final days was still organizing and tweeting about the event. he was talking to vendors making

sure they would have enough food for the event. so that everything would go smoothly here today. and in talking to people who are standing in the line, they say that the food that they get here today is going to absolutely make their thanksgiving. >> everyone here is in need in some form or passion. everyone is going to be in this line. and a lot of people like myself worked hard, got sick. when you get sick and you lose your job -- >> this is video from last year's turkey giveaway. of course, we are expecting a large crowd here today and a lot of people talking about marion barry, the man behind it all. and his staff will be on hand here today to hand out the turkeys. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. 5:51 is the time. we turn to tom kierein to get a look at the forecast today. and today will be okay. >> yeah, fine. >> just today, though. >> if you have the option of

leaving today, that would be the wise move. and when you are away from the tv and on the road, keep up with the storm with your storm team 4 weather app and track the radar to find out where the rain and snow is. you can get it on google play and the itunes store. right now, a big area under a winter storm watch. all the counties in blue. eastern and west virginia, shenandoah valley. and the areas to the east of the blue ridge, loudoun county and frederick county, maryland. that's where the heavier snow is falling, points west, but east of there we'll be seeing a little bit of a slush on the roads around the metro area. rain is going to mix with snow. any accumulation is going to be on grassy areas in the metro area. but to our west we'll see almost all snow with accumulations likely and the roads will be slippery. the untreated roads as we get into tomorrow afternoon. especially right now it's mild and near 50 shenandoah valley. and closer to washington, the mid to upper 50s now.

holding in some of the warmth from yesterday. here's the timing on this area of rain that is green. about 3:00 tomorrow morning we'll have the rain moving in. then it is by 8:00 in the morning we'll start to see it transition to snow in the panhandle of west virginia. then the snow moves east into the shenandoah valley and the nearby metro area around 2:00 to 3:00 tomorrow afternoon mixing with rain. that's a wet snow accumulating in the metro area and quickly ending by 8:00 tomorrow evening leafing one to three inches in the metro area. mainly grassy areas, three to six inches farther west. the highest amount is above 2,000 feet and all rain near the eastern shore as the storm exits. we'll have colder air moving in, but not today. you'll be comfortable in a light jacket as we have temperatures holding steady right around 60 degrees through the afternoon under a mostly cloudy sky. then after we get through the storm tomorrow, a nice day on thanksgiving day although chilly with highs near 40.

lit stay that way on friday. then a bit milder weekend into the first part of next week. melissa is sheer to show things rolling slowly on this tuesday. already. i saw folks headed out of town because we weren't getting much action and here we go. we are slow on 270 southbound at old hundred road. this is a normal spot weaving out of frederick. this is earlier than it typically slows down. 66 at 95, this is coming off 29 and ma nasa heading into town. a little slow. dale city, virginia, is slow as well. woodrow wilson bridge, nothing happening there, which is good. overall, we are looking good as we take a look at the beltway inner loop and outer loop. we do have a crash to remind you of still in the way. this is the tractor-trailer crash from earlier this morning, outbound south dakota avenue is shut down at bladensburg with your alternate eastern avenue this morning. and 95 near the bw parkway looking good. i'm back in ten minutes. thank you.

5:55. airlines asking you to consider changing your thanksgiving travel plans because of tomorrow's impending storm. american, delta, united all waiving change fees if you were supposed to fly out tomorrow. most airlines say they will allow you to change your flight to thursday or friday at no charge. right now flooding fears are starting to ease a bit this morning in buffalo, new york. rivers and streams continue to move there which is crucial to prevent them from overflowing their banks. there is still a chance for problems following last week's record snowstorms. buffalo schools are also back in session today and have been closed since last tuesday. it is now 5:55. today maryland governor-elect larry hogan is in annapolis to introduce 20 members of his transition team. he'll take office as a republican in january. and two state senators from northern virginia want to change the rules for what gifts an elected official can receive. under the proposed legislation, elected leaders in virginia

could not accept gifts worth more than $100. richard stewart, a republican from stafford county and chet peterson from fairfax county are behind this bill coming in the wake of the corruption conviction for virginia governor bob mcdonald. the loudoun county sheriff's office needs your help to find a driver who hit a man who was running and then took off. that hit-and-run happened yesterday morning near great falls forest drive and algonkian parkway. the runner is expected to be okay but police are looking for a white four-door sedan with possible damage to the passenger's front door. if you have any information, call the loudoun county sheriff's office. news4 is helping you stay safe and secure this holiday shopping season. we learned tysons corner is adding extra security and service. this is the first time holiday shoppers can take the metro silver line to tysons. fairfax county police tell us they are glad that riders already feel safe on metro but are adding extra patrols in the mall and surrounding area. both undercover and uniformed officers will be out this

shopping season and passengers say they are always aware of their surroundings. >> some people get on and off, especially when people move faster than others, it is like, what are they trying to do with a big crowd coming on, but other than that, not really. >> tysons corner will deliver your bags to your house this year if you live within a ten-mile radius. the same day service costs you $5. today the d.c. council will vote on a new proposal changing the plans for a soccer stadium in southwest d.c. mayor-elect murial bowser pitched the plan last week removing the land swap from the deal. if the council votes for the plan, it could use eminent domain to acquire the land instead. and we are just learning about some new arrests in the early morning protests. huge crowds of people are upset that a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer for shooting and killing a missouri teenager, michael brown. we will go to the live desk to find out about these new arrests in oakland.

complete coverage next on "news4 today." stay with us.

our breaking news is in ferguson, missouri, this morning. violent protests roared into the morning hours after a grand jury did not indict a police officer for killing michael brown.

news4 is following the protests in ferguson and across the nation. >> we will tell you about some new arrests that happened in just the last 30 minutes and a new plea from michael brown's family. and we are watching the chance for some snow before it comes. our temperatures are starting to slide. >> so we want to get right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to start weather and traffic on the 1s. after we got to the mid-70s yesterday, we were talking about snow. we have all the counties in blue under a winter storm watch for wednesday morning into wednesday afternoon to include frederick county, washington county in maryland, the panhandle of west virginia, shenandoah valley, and the nearby counties here where the snow is going to begin to pile up a little bit. but areas to the east of us, it's going to be mostly a rain event tomorrow. and might get a mix of snow during the afternoon. some of the roads will be maybe a little slushy, but everything will be wet. and any accumulation will be on grassy areas. but to our west, that's where